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Dongan Hills (Staten Island Railway station)
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Dongan Hills is a Staten Island Railway
station in the neighborhood of Dongan Hills, Staten Island
, New York
. It is located on an embankment at Seaview Avenue and Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has two side platform
s and beige canopies. This station is handicapped accessible in compliance of Americans with Disabilities Act with ramps at the south end that lead to Seaview Avenue. The marble wall at street level on the south end shows when the line was converted from grade level to the current embankment level today. The grade separation took place in 1933. The staircases at the north end lead to Garretson Avenue. Free parking is available on a small lot adjacent to the northbound platform, which is owned by the MTA
, the agency that controls the rail line. The brick stationhouse
is unusually positioned on the northbound side at platform level, unlike other SIR stationhouses which are usually located on street level. The Dongan Hills stationhouse had a ticket booth and benches until 1987, and then a vending machine
for token
s until July 1997.
South of this station, there is an additional third track that once served a coal distributor. Grates between the rails led to chutes which now open into the backyards of homes that run alongside the embankment.
Staten Island Railway
The Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway or SIR, is the operator of the lone rapid transit line in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA...
station in the neighborhood of Dongan Hills, Staten Island
Dongan Hills, Staten Island
Dongan Hills is a neighborhood located within New York City, USA's borough of Staten Island. It is on the Island's East Shore.The neighborhood was originally known by two separate names, the western half being called Hillside Park and the eastern half Linden Park...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is located on an embankment at Seaview Avenue and Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s and beige canopies. This station is handicapped accessible in compliance of Americans with Disabilities Act with ramps at the south end that lead to Seaview Avenue. The marble wall at street level on the south end shows when the line was converted from grade level to the current embankment level today. The grade separation took place in 1933. The staircases at the north end lead to Garretson Avenue. Free parking is available on a small lot adjacent to the northbound platform, which is owned by the MTA
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...
, the agency that controls the rail line. The brick stationhouse
Head house
A head house is a part of a train station.-Rail terminals:In the context of rail transport, head house refers to that portion of a passenger terminal not housing the tracks and platforms themselves. Typically, the head house contains ticket counters, toilets and baggage facilities, if there are...
is unusually positioned on the northbound side at platform level, unlike other SIR stationhouses which are usually located on street level. The Dongan Hills stationhouse had a ticket booth and benches until 1987, and then a vending machine
Vending machine
A vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine....
for token
Token coin
In the study of numismatics, tokens are coin-like objects used instead of coins. The field of tokens is part of exonumia. Tokens are used in place of coins and either have a denomination shown or implied by size, color or shape...
s until July 1997.
South of this station, there is an additional third track that once served a coal distributor. Grates between the rails led to chutes which now open into the backyards of homes that run alongside the embankment.